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Kellian Brae

1 ha

📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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59.06081, -3.22043

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Coot +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Coot +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Coot +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Coot +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

83,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

83,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

spring

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Coot · Common Gull +70

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CootFulica atra
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Common TernSterna hirundo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
American WigeonMareca americana
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2024

Petrobius brevistylis · Black Sexton Beetle · Limnephilus griseus · Clay-coloured Weevil

Petrobius brevistylisPetrobius brevistylis
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Limnephilus griseusLimnephilus griseus
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2025

Marsh-marigold · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Iris · Pink Purslane · Tansy +2

Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
TansyTanacetum vulgare2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

83,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

spring

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Coot · Common Gull +70

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CootFulica atra
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Common TernSterna hirundo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
American WigeonMareca americana
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2024

Petrobius brevistylis · Black Sexton Beetle · Limnephilus griseus · Clay-coloured Weevil

Petrobius brevistylisPetrobius brevistylis
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Limnephilus griseusLimnephilus griseus
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2025

Marsh-marigold · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Iris · Pink Purslane · Tansy +2

Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
TansyTanacetum vulgare2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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